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One of the best quotations I’ve ever read regarding dog’s devotion to its owner.Courtesy of bartleby.com QUOTATION: Gentlemen of the jury, the best friend a man has in this world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter whom he has reared with loving care may…

My apologies in advance to the Peterborough Examiner. I’m copying the full text of this article from their online newspaper. Unfortunately, these stories have a habit of disappearing into the “archives” and this is one I don’t want us to forget.The original story can be found here, at least for…

On June 28, 2007, Justice Herman listened to arguments regarding the remedy for the Dog Owners’ Liability Act. The purpose of the remedy is to determine what to do with the law, now that three portions of it were found to be unconstitutional. This is my interpretation of what occurred…

A huge thank you to Ontario Ombudsman André Marin for saying publicly (and for getting the media to publish) what I and others have been trying to say for years.This Ontario government simply does not appear to believe that it has any responsibility, whatsoever, to its taxpayers. Marin, in his…

Please read Caveat’s post regarding court protocol, written for the original court case in May 2006, but still applicable. Courtesy of Marsha Boulton, author of Wally’s World available at Amazon Canada.

393 University Avenue in downtown Toronto.Courtroom 904 – June 28 10:00 AM Between Queen and Dundas on University Avenue. If you’re taking the TTC, it’s on the University/Spadina subway line between Osgoode (Queen) and St. Patrick (Dundas) stations. We want as many people as possible to be there, please. Get…

Today, I was outside having a cigarette (nasty habit, by the way) and reading my cigarette pack.According to the statistics on the package (from Health Canada), tobacco kills almost five times as many people each year in Canada as murders, alcohol, car accidents, and suicides combined! Murders – 510Alcohol –…

Since I’ve been involved in dog legislation issues, I have seen many newspaper articles and TV stories about “pit bulls”. They range from ridiculous to horrifying and everything in between.I have seen instances of articles being passed from newspaper to newspaper throughout the world, cases of multiple local and national…

I became a reluctant political activist, specifically targeting the ruling Ontario Liberal party, because of their arrogance, because of their insolence, because of their false and misleading public statements, and because they showed an incredible lack of willingness to listen and learn from people who know what they’re talking about….

Here is Air Canada’s reply to my recent letter. Another example of “economics” trumping customer service. What about MY customer service? Response (Debbie Mcammond) – 06/22/2007 01:19 PMDear Mr. Barker, Thank you for your email outlining your concerns regarding our recent decision to no longer accept pets as checked baggage….